New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy blamed the fear of negative campaigning for her withdrawal Sunday from the state’s closely watched Democratic Senate primary, but far more significant factors led her to such an unenviable fork in the road. Murphy’s exit makes Rep. Andy Kim the favorite in the Garden State’s June contest to determine […]
The New Jersey first lady’s dropout likely clears the way for Rep. Andy Kim in the Democratic primary to replace the senator facing federal corruption charges. Source link
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills in the early morning hours Saturday, a long overdue action nearly six months into the budget year that will push any threats of a government shutdown to the fall. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. […]
Another Michigan Democrat endorsed Rep. Elissa Slotkin for Senate, further solidifying institutional support behind the perceived front-runner for the seat. Rep. Hillary Scholten became the second member of Michigan’s Democratic congressional delegation to back Slotkin for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow. Keeping the seat Democratic is crucial to the party’s chances […]
Virginia Democrats kept their critical majority in the state Senate Tuesday night, thwarting Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s hope to enact a 15-week abortion ban. The outcome is a huge win for Democrats in the state who centered abortion care in every competitive down-ballot race this election season. It was a big test for lawmakers in […]
Former Rep. Peter Meijer has launched a U.S. Senate campaign, entering the race Monday as a long shot for the Republican nomination in Michigan. Meijer, whose family owns the Meijer retail chain, is best known for losing a GOP primary in 2022 after joining nine other Republicans who also voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump […]
Republican Texas billionaire Harlan Crow could soon receive a subpoena to produce information about his relationship with conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as the Judiciary Committee steps up its ethics probe into the high court. Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin (Ill.), who chairs the panel, and Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.), who heads a subcommittee on federal […]
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas never paid back the full amount of a quarter-million-plus loan that financed his high-end RV, according to an investigation by Senate Democrats. A report that Democratic members of the Senate Finance Committee released on Wednesday found that the Supreme Court justice, who has been the subject of multiple ethics questions […]
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) endorsed in the Democratic primary for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat, helping elevate a county executive who could become a rare Black female voice in the chamber. Moore, Maryland’s first Black governor, endorsed Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks in Baltimore on Monday. Alsobrooks is one of several Democrats […]
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) to become the state’s Republican nominee for the Senate. “Big Jim Justice, the Governor of the Great State of West Virginia (I LOVE WEST VIRGINIA!), is BIG in every way, but especially in his wonderful HEART❤️!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social […]